Container



Sept- 19, 1944. G. P. HAYN' 2,358,709

l CONTAINER Filed March 4, 1942 /N VEN TOR /4 TTONEYS Patented Sept. 19, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y k2,358,709 AoolvrAINER Gladys P. Hayn, Buffalo, N. Y. Application March 4, 1942, 'serial No. 433,272 f 2i Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in containers for articles such as paper sheets, disks. cups and the like, Aand from which the articles may be readily dispensed or withdrawn one at a time.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a container of this'type of improved construction, in which the articles are protected'from damage and supported in position to be readily removable through an opening in the side of the container. Another object of this invention is to provide a container of this type having a slot in aside thereof through which a finger may be inserted for withdrawing an articleand having' claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a container elnbodying this invention and having a stack of articles therein.

Fig. 2` is a fragmentary sectional elevation Since these articles are made of relatively thinv paper or other material and are readily flexible, they can be flexed or deformed into such shape that they may be readily withdrawn throughjthe opening or slot I0.` IniFig.` 3, one of thearticles is shown in dotted lines in the slot or opening while being withdrawn from the container.

The container is providedrwith -a lid-or coverwhich is made of such form as to be readily placed upon and removed from the upperV end;Y of the container and held in engagement thereby, for

thereof, the ,section being taken approximately K on line 2 2, Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view thereof, on line 3-'3, Fig. 1.

My improved container is particularly adapted .for use in connection with readily ilexible paper articles which may be in the form of sheets, disks, cups, or the like. By way of example, I have shown in the drawing articles 5l which are in the form of flexible paper cups, such as frequently used as cups for candies, bonbons, and the like, these cups being provided with radial corrugations Vbwhich extend from the outer edges of the cups to the middle at portion, It is not intended, however, to limit this invention to use in connection with paper cups of this type, since my improved container may be used in connection with flat disks or sheets of readily exible material.

My improved container comprises a body portion 8 which may be of any suitable or desired shape, the cross sectional shape of the container preferably being such as to readily receive the articles 5 arranged in an upright stack. -In the particular construction illustrated, the body portion 8 of the container is of cylindrical form and has'a bottom 9, which is preferably rounded or example, by having the side edges i4 thereof telescope about the upper end of the container. In order to facilitate the removal of articles from the container when the stack substantially flllsv ,l

a continuation of the slot in the body portionY of the container as shown in Fig. 1.

Any suitable or desired means may be employed for supporting the container in substantially upright position, This m-ay, for example, be accomplished by providing the rear wall of the body portion 8 of the container with a hole or opening I1 which may, if desired, be of the keyhole slot type, and which may cooperate with a nail or other support to permit the container to be suspended therefrom. The container may be made of any suitable or desired materials, such for example as molded plastic compositiona cardboard, sheet metal or wood.

My improved container may be used for any desired purpose to facilitate the storing and removal of exible sheets of articles therefrom. For example in packaging candies, the container may receive a stack of cups such as illustrated in moved one at a time,l from the top of the stack by inserting the index finger through either of the slots l or I5 .and placing it on the top surface of the uppermost article. The thumb may be used to hold back the lower articles of the stack and to grasp the lower edge portion of the upper article which isbeing removed. The article may then be pulled out through the slot IIJ or l5, and this action of removing the articles one at a time can be effected with great speed, since the walls of the container adjacent to the slot'tend to remost one.

M-y improvedcontainer may also be used in, r

kitchens, since exible articles such as paper disks, cups, or the like are very useful in the' handling of materials in kitchens. For example,

if it is desired to grease a pieplate or cake dish, these iiexible cups or sheets may be used for re- 1 Ymoving the lard, butter, or other material employed for this purpose from a container or massy in connection with the dispensing of flat sheets or disks, the dished form of the bottom facilitates removal of the sheets from the stack since the middle portions of the sheets may be depressed by the finger inserted through the slot, so that the edge of the uppermost sheet can be more readily grasped between the thumb and finger for removing it from the stack. If desired, however, the bottom of ,the container may be of flat or other'shape.

' I claim:

1.v A container for readily flexible articles, said container having a body portion formed to receive a stack of said articles, a bottom on which said articles rest and which is of downwardly dished form, a lid for the top of said container, said body portion having an upright slot in a side thereof and said bottom having a slot forming a continuation of said slot oi said body portion and extending inwardly from the edge of said bottom, said lid of said container having a slot therein of substantially.-V the same widthas the slot in said body portion and extending inwardly from an edge of said lid, and forming substantially a continuation of the slot in said body portion, said slots in said body portion and said lid being of suiiicient width to permit the insertion of a finger Vtherethrough for grasping the uppermost article Y of said stack.

Y 2.l A container for readily iiexible cupped paper disks, said container having a substantially cylindrical hollow body portion having an internal diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the'disks to receive a stack of said disks, a bottom on which said stack of disks rests, said body portion having an upright slot therein of substantially the same width throughout its length and extending substantially throughout the height thereof and of sufficient width to permit the insertionv of a finger to withdraw the disks one at a time through said slot from the top of the stack but of materially less width than the Width of the flexible disks, and a removable lid :for said container arranged to rest on the top of said body portion and having a substantially radi-al slot therein of approximately the width of said slot in said body portion and which, when said 1id is placed in correct relation to said body portion, forms a continuation of said slot of said body portion, to permit placing a nger upon the top of the uppermost disk, said disks being partly folded about their middle portions when passing through said slot of said body portion.

GLADYS P. HAYN. 

